A Slidell resident is home today after he was detained in South Sudan for nearly two months.
Elton Mark McCabe stepped into the New Orleans International Airport to a tearful reunion with his family and friends.

Slidell resident David Hebert remembers telling a news crew outside of his local Winn Dixie store that he did not purchase the $1 million ticket sold there during last week’s record Powerball drawing. Lucky for him, his wife did.

U.S. Attorney Jim Letten announced today that he will step down from his post.
Letten made the announcement at a press conference on Thursday, Dec. 6. He said that he will officially leave the office on Dec. 11.